Lin Nan likes to listen to this sentence, he is both using and guarding against Shisun Rui, of course, he also has to give a mallet to give a sweetness, he put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Shisun, don't worry, I won't let you go bankrupt, so let's do it, the money of the nine rich businessmen, I am eight and you two, and when Youzhou is on the right track, I will definitely let your Shisun family's business empire envelop the entire Han again." ”

Shisun Rui was submissive, with a smile on his face, but he secretly thought in his heart: "The lion's big mouth is better than not giving it to me, alas, this is fate, such a smart lord on the stall, I don't know if it is my Shisun Rui's blessing or bad luck." ”

As he spoke, the civil and military forces came one after another, and when all the advisers and generals arrived, Lin Nan glanced around at everyone, and saw Jia Xu, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, Sima Lang, Tai Shici, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Wen Ping, Zhou Cang, Lin Yang, Bian Xi, Xiahou Lan, Qiu Liju, Wu Li Deng, Nanlou and all the henchmen in Jicheng had arrived, and he said loudly: "I have abolished the two counties of Quanzhou and Yongnu in Yuyang, merged the two counties into one place, called Shangjing, and handed them over to Liaohua Town Guard. I have summoned you here today because there is a big thing for you to do, and this matter is related to whether we can stabilize Youzhou in the future, so I hope you will spare no effort to complete it. ”

Everyone said in unison, "But by the command of the lord." ”

Lin Nandao: "I came back from Shangjing, the local wealthy businessmen Li Yizi, Le Hedang and others secretly built a private army, ready to welcome Gongsun Zan to Youzhou, sneak attack our army, I have completely eradicated Li Yizi and Le He Dang, but there are still some dissidents in Youzhou, these people are either rich or expensive, and they are also some local bullies and people who are not benevolent to the rich, I am now ready to suppress these people in the entire Youzhou." Do you have any objections to detaining all these people, beheading them after they are caught, confiscating all their family property, distributing half of the grain they have stored to the local people, and pulling the rest back to Jicheng? ”

Xu You stood up at this time. Lang said: "Lord Qi, the nine wealthy businessmen are also related to this matter, they secretly sent people to Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and connected with Yuan Shao, trying to have bad deeds against Youzhou, and his subordinates thought that the nine rich businessmen should be punished on the spot, and their family property should be confiscated. ”

Shi Sun Rui hurriedly added: "My subordinates have also been secretly monitoring these nine rich merchants, and it is indeed as Lord Xu said. There is some kind of connection with Yuan Shao. ”

"Kill them!" Qiu Liju immediately roared loudly, and the bruises on his face burst out.

The rest of the generals were also unanimous, and there was no objection to Lin Nan's words.

Lin Nan immediately said: "Xu You, Lin Yang, Chen Dao, Xiahoulan, Qiu Liju, Wulideng, and Nanlou, you each bring 1,000 soldiers to be responsible for confiscating the property of seven of them, and Shisun Rui takes 2,000 soldiers to confiscate the other two." Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Wei Yan, Xu Huang, Chen Dao, Wen Ping, Zhou Cang, Bian Xi, I have a list here, and you each lead your relatives to the local area and mobilize the local garrison. Confiscate and not let one person slip through. These eight rich gentry and wealthy families all secretly supported Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and after catching the whole family, they didn't ask men, women, and children, and left no one, and all the slaves in the family gave them travel expenses and let them return to their hometowns. ”

"No!" The generals replied together.

"Alright. Act from now on, don't let the news go, go ahead. Lin Nan asked Huang Zhong and the others to give a copy of the list, and then waved his hand.

After the order was given, the lively hall suddenly became empty. More than a dozen people left at once, leaving only Jia Xu, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xun Chen, and Sima Lang.

"Doing this, will it make Youzhou fall into a panic?" Tian Feng frowned, and only then did he say it.

Jia Xu said: "Yuan Hao, you don't have to worry too much, these people have long wanted to get rid of the lord, a few months ago when the lord was in Jicheng, he had already sent someone to investigate in secret, but he never found a suitable opportunity to start, at this time, as soon as the incident of Li Yizi came out, it was time to completely rectify these bullies, and the people who killed them in Youzhou not only did not feel panic, but would clap their hands and applaud, the lord killed the chickens and monkeys, and those who felt panic should be those who were not included in this operation, so as to do so, They will inevitably do their best to support the lord, and there will never be half-heartedness again. ”

Tian Feng said: "I hope that killing these people can make Youzhou really stable, and concentrate on development for a year or two, and the lord will be able to go south to compete for power." ”

Lin Nan said with a smile: "If Youzhou is unstable internally, how can you go south to compete for power?" Let's all step back for the time being, these days will be very busy, and all the confiscated property must be truthfully registered. ”

Within half an hour, all the family members of the nine wealthy merchants were arrested and beheaded on the spot, which made the city full of storms for a while, and the disciples raised by the nine wealthy merchants also switched to Lin Nan's account at this time.

Subsequently, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and others each led their relatives to rush to the field, and in Youzhou, a larger cleaning activity was about to be launched.

Lin Nan sat alone in the hall, stretched out his hands and stared at it like that, he felt that his hands were stained with a lot of blood, but the way to survive in troubled times is like this, either you die or I live, and I can't tolerate the slightest soft-heartedness.

Sighing, he slowly raised his head, and said to himself: "I have now become a big devil who kills people without blinking, I don't know how many people I will continue to kill to end this troubled world?" ”

"Lord...... The lord ...... "Sima Yi and Lou Ban each held a piece of paper in their hands, and ran into the conference hall with a happy face.

"Oh?" Lin Nan saw that it was Sima Yi and Lou Ban coming, so he was pleasantly surprised, "It's you, why are you here?" ”

After Sima Yi stretched out the paper in his hand, he lit it up in front of Lin Nan, and with a sense of pride, he said loudly in a tone of extreme joy: "Lord, please see, this is what I printed, is it beautiful?" ”

"And me, I also printed it, this is what I wrote." Lou Ban also hurriedly opened the paper in his hand and couldn't wait to show it in front of Lin Nan.

Lin Nan glanced at the paper that Sima Yi and Lou Ban were holding in their hands, and saw that there were a few words printed on it in a regular manner, so he laughed, reached out and stroked Sima Yi and Lou Ban's heads, and praised: "Not bad, you two seem to have a little talent." ”

Sima Yi is not modest at all. Said proudly: "Of course, I, Sima Yi, am such a smart person, can't I do this little thing?" If it weren't for the fact that the sun wasn't poisonous enough these days to dry the mud I made, I would have made it and sent it to the lord a long time ago. ”

Lin Nan took the two pieces of paper from Sima Yi and Lou Ban's hands and looked at them separately. Seeing that one of them said "I want to be a big order", and the other one said "I want to be a general", they were all well-behaved Han Li, he smiled, and he knew whose paper it belonged to without asking.

"Sit down!" Lin Nan asked Sima Yi and Lou Ban to sit down, and asked softly, "Is the process of making zuò difficult?" ”

"It's not too difficult, just do it with your heart, and it's fun. It's more fun than catching loaches. Sima Yi said.

Lin Nan pondered for a while, and then said: "In this way, I will now make you two generals of the Boy Scouts, Sima Yi as the main general, and Lou Ban as the deputy general, and you will gather all the children in the city to make this kind of mud together these days." Sima Yi, you know a lot of words, everyone can teach those children one word. Let them help you make these mud blocks together, but the words must not be repeated. As long as it is a word you know, you can make it according to the old way, dry it and put it there, and when the Hanlin Temple is built, I will use it. ”

Sima Yi looked at Lou Ban and asked with a little puzzled face, "Lord." Boy Scout...... Are Boy Scouts a Kid Scout? ”

Lin Nan nodded: "All the children in Jicheng who are as young as three years old and as old as thirteen years old, you will gather them and issue them according to my order, and each person will be given a money per day." As for the dirt, there are some outside the city, you can take it casually, and the finished clay blocks are put in the place where you live, and you have to do it in a proper manner. ”

Sima Yi and Lou Ban both nodded and asked together, "Shall we send money?" ”

"Fat! Ten dollars per person per day, how about it? ”

The two children did not worry about eating and drinking, and they had not bought anything, and as soon as they heard that they would pay back money for playing in the mud, of course, they were happy, and they immediately agreed. Lin Nan also asked people to post a notice, preparing to form a scout army, how many children count, and when Guan Ning and Bingyuan arrived from Liaodong, they could still enter the school, what a great honor it was.

After Sima Yi and Lou Ban left, Lin Nan smiled, looked at the backs of the two of them leaving, and secretly thought: "Education still has to start from the baby, and cultivating talents is indispensable......

After the notice was posted, the parents in Jicheng rushed to send their children over as soon as they heard that they would let their children play with mud and pay back money. Fortunately, the mansion where Lin Nan originally lived was big enough to accommodate one or two thousand children was not a problem, and Lin Nan sent dozens of soldiers to take care of it, and he had the right to open a kindergarten.

There are not many children in Jicheng, at the end of the day, parents are scrambling to send their children over, and even some even newborn babies have been sent over, adding up to more than 1,300 people, large and small children are crowded in the mansion where Lin Nan originally lived, and the children are chattering non-stop, fortunately, Sima Yi is still a little smart, he separates children of different ages according to the Han army, and stays together with the same age and the same age, and selects a leader to lead, and also allows him to manage in an orderly manner.

Lin Nan took a look at it in person, and after seeing it, he really admired Xiao Sima Yi a little, a seven-year-old child is so smart, and he will have it when he grows up. He suddenly had a feeling that he was raising Sima Yi as his son, after all, it was important to cultivate talents.

In the next few days, Jia Xu, Tian Feng and others began to register the property of the nine wealthy merchants, and Lin Nan felt very unhappy when he saw them using Han to keep accounts, and finally simply showed out the Arabic numerals, using 0, 1, 2, 3...... and so on instead of zero, one, two, three...... and other numbers, all of a sudden, Lin Nan suddenly brightened up when he browsed. Several think tanks are also smart, and they can teach well, and their subordinates are also carefully selected talents, such a simple number was quickly unanimously recommended by everyone.

Arabic numerals were invented by the Indians in the third century, but it was the Arabs who were responsible for the spread, and the emergence of this simple and clear number was soon used around the world, when it was transmitted to China, probably during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, and later during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a great mathematician appeared in China, called Zu Chongzhi, which is the pride of the Chinese, and is the first scientist in the world to calculate the value of pi to the 7th decimal place.

Lin Nan started as a think tank, followed this digital system from top to bottom, and promoted it. It is estimated that in the future, this kind of number will no longer be called Arabic numerals, but will be called Lin's numerals.

Confiscating family property is a very difficult job, not only to verify and report the total assets, but also to separate various things, so it took several days for the person in charge of confiscating the nine wealthy merchants to take a clear inventory. Except, of course, Shisun Rui. He didn't need to count at all, Lin Nan directly asked him to put the property of those two families into his pocket.

A few days later, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and others' raiding activities also ended successfully, the people of the entire Youzhou were extremely shocked, the people applauded this incident, and the rest of the wealthy merchants, families and wealthy families who had not been confiscated from their property expressed their support for Lin Nan and took the initiative to donate half of their property to the military.

On October 20, the first heavy snow fell in Youzhou. The heavy snow fell flutteringly, covering the entire land, shrouding the entire Youzhou and even the northern land in a cloud of white.

The cold weather, but the hearts of the people are warm, all the bullies in Youzhou have been eradicated, which shocked the entire Youzhou, and the people of all counties have written a book of ten thousand words, and they trust the new Youzhou Mu Linnan for just one month.

As soon as the earth arrives in this bitter cold season. The sky was gray. It seems that after a strong wind, there is a chaotic atmosphere, and the snow is flying all day long. People set their way quickly, and the breath in their mouths seemed to smoke when they encountered the bitter cold.

On this day, Lin Nan took the civil and military forces in Jicheng. Waiting on the official road, prepare to welcome some well-educated people such as Guan Ning and Bing Yuan who came all the way from Liaodong, as well as the delicate and delicate Diao Chan that Lin Nan has not seen for a long time.

The north wind was howling, the snowflakes were flying, and the goose-feather-sized flakes of snow obscured the view. Lin Nan stood there, stomping his feet incessantly. A great chill spread from the soles of the feet to the whole body. He put his hands in his sleeves, his lips were still shivering with purple cold, and his eyes were fixed on the official road in the east, hoping to see a trace of a figure.

Jia Xu took off a cloak, draped it on Lin Nan's body, and asked softly, "Lord, we have been waiting here for almost half an hour, could it be that Mrs. and Mr. Guan Ning are delayed on the road?" ”

Lin Nandao: "No, Bian Xi's information will not be wrong, they will ...... in a while"

Before Lin Nan finished speaking, he heard someone shouting, "Lord! The convoy is coming! ”

At this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and when they saw the carriages coming out of the wind and snow, they all thought to themselves that they could finally stop being freezing.

The convoy stopped, and Bian Xi took the lead in galloping towards Lin Nan, without dismounting, and hugged his fists on horseback and said: "Lord Qiqi, Mrs., Mr. Guan, and Mr. Bing have all been received." ”

Lin Nan only answered, and saw Diao Chan get out of the first carriage, and his sister-in-law Ouyang Yinying supported Diao Chan, and then followed. Diao Chan was wearing a sable fur coat, a mink scarf around his neck, and a small hat made of mink on his head.

He hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hands and hugged Diao Chan, hugged him tightly, and whispered to his ear: "Diao Chan, I want to kill you......"

Diao Chan was a little embarrassed, after all, she was still an ancient person, her face was as red as a red apple in front of so many people, and she hurriedly whispered: "Husband, so many people are watching......"

Where did anyone look, at the moment when Lin Nan hugged Diao Chan, everyone turned around, and all of them acted as if they didn't see it. Lin Nancai didn't care if there was anyone on the side, and after letting go of Diao Chan, he gave Diao Chan a deep kiss.

After a kiss, Lin Nan cleared his throat, and saw Guan Ning and Bing Yuan standing behind, so he took Diao Chan's arm, walked in front of Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, and said: "Let the two gentlemen bump all the way, I really can't help it, now that the two gentlemen have arrived, please follow me into Jicheng." ”

After greeting Diao Chan, Ouyang Yinying, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan, Lin Nan went home, and sat in the carriage of Diao Chan and Ouyang Yinying, and the rest of the people were outside to open the way.

The carriage was covered with a layer of bedding, and it was a relatively closed place, which made the temperature even higher. Lin Nan had already felt the warmth on his body, rubbed his hands to keep the temperature constant, and said to Diao Chan who was snuggled beside him: "After I left Liaodong, how are you sisters doing?" ”

Diao Chan didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and the little bird snuggled into Lin Nan's arms, enjoying the residual warmth that had not been seen for a long time.

Ouyang Yinying sighed and glanced at Diao Chan and Lin Nan. Didn't say anything.

Lin Nan said: "Sakura-chan, what are you sighing for?" ”

Ouyang Yinying opened her mouth and replied: "I'm holding grievances for my sister, my brother will be gone for more than half a year, you can let your sister-in-law ......."

"Sakura-chan!" Diao Chan sat up slightly, glanced at Ouyang Yinying, and scolded softly.

Ouyang Yinying pouted. muttered: "Sister, I'm doing this for your good, since my brother asked, then I should answer truthfully, you are indeed enduring the pain of lovesickness!" I worry about my brother every day, but my brother left you in Liaodong and ignored you, I can't look past it. ”

"Sakura-chan, my husband is on official business, and he has to be busy with big things. I can understand, you stop talking nonsense. Diao Chan looked at Lin Nan with affection, with a hint of sorrow on his face.

Lin Nan took Diao Chan into his arms, pursed his lips and imprinted a kiss on Diao Chan's forehead, but he didn't care about Ouyang Yinying who was sitting opposite.

Seeing that Lin Nan and Diao Chan were so close, Ouyang Yinying couldn't help but blush slightly on her face, turned her head to look to the side, and said softly: "If my brother really feels sorry for my sister." I won't be engaged to anyone else anymore......"

"Sakura! Not to mention, it's common for a husband to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, my husband has always been very good to me......"

"Sister, how many times have you cried for your brother, and how many nightmares have you had at night, if you don't say it, how can your brother know, just thinking about your brother so bitterly. My brother made a marriage contract with someone else, and I am sorry for my sister. ”

"Sakura-chan, you don't have to worry about my affairs, as long as I can be by my husband's side for the rest of my life. I was satisfied. ”

Lin Nan didn't say a word, listening to the conversation between Diao Chan and Ouyang Yinying, he had already figured out what was going on. But making a marriage contract with Cai Yan is a good and harmless thing, this month, Cai Yong has written a lot of letters to his protégés, and more than a dozen Confucian students have come from other states and counties, basically all of whom are talents who govern the place, Youzhou has eleven counties, nearly a hundred counties, and now there are still more than 20 counties without county orders, and can only be part-time by Taishou.

He sighed, just hugged Diao Chan tightly in his arms, and wanted to change this atmosphere, so he asked casually: "Sakura, how did you learn from Mr. Guan Ning and Mr. Bing Yuan?" ”

Ouyang Yinying said: "Brother, please rest assured, I have studied very hard, as long as it is taught by Mr. Guan Ning and Mr. Bing Yuan, I can learn it quickly." ”

Lin Nandao: "After you arrive in Jicheng, you can study with Cai Yong for a while, with these three famous men to teach you, you can dabble in some things in the art of war by yourself, and in less than two years, you can almost become a female military division." ”

Ouyang Yinying said: "Brother rest assured, Sakura will not live up to her brother's expectations, just ask my brother to be kind to my sister, in terms of appearance, I dare to say that there are few people in the world who can compare with my sister, don't you want such a beautiful wife, don't you think it's a pity for my brother?" ”

"What do your children know about things between men and women? I made a marriage contract with Cai Yan, but it was also for the sake of Youzhou, in short, you will understand my intentions in the future. Lin Nan reprimanded Ouyang Yinying softly.

Ouyang Yinying was not convinced, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Diao Chan said softly: "Husband, I am angry, Sakura is still young and ignorant......"

Looking at Lin Nan's face, Diao Chan no longer persuaded him, and his voice became smaller and smaller, gradually turning into silence.

After a short while, the convoy entered Jicheng, and the expansion work on the periphery of Jicheng was temporarily ended because of the wind and snow, and the people also got their own wages, and issued travel expenses and some dry food to go home, and then to carry out the expansion work after the beginning of spring.

Lin Nan asked Guan Ning and Bing Yuan to be sent to Juxian Pavilion first, and he took Diao Chan back to the State Pastoral Mansion, and the rest of the people also returned to their respective mansions, rested first, and waited for the evening banquet.

After getting out of the carriage, Lin Nan hugged Diao Chan down, took Diao Chan's hand and entered the mansion, and none of the soldiers guarding the door were not surprised by Diao Chan's appearance.

Lin Nan asked Ouyang Yinying to arrange a room, and he himself personally carried Diao Chan into the room, and got angry with a pile of coal fires, and the room became warm after a while.

took off his heavy clothes, and the graceful figure shown by Diao Chan made Lin Nan a little unbearable. At this time, Diao Chan is no longer the thin Nangong palace maid in the past, after a long time of pampering in Liaodong, her whole person has become plumper than before, and even her head has grown a lot taller.

"My dear. You're prettier than ever. Lin Nan sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Diao Chan with affection, he noticed that Diao Chan's skin was smoother than before, his complexion was more rosy than before, and even his breasts seemed to be a little bigger than before.

Diao Chan smiled and asked, "Am I not the same person I used to be?" What's different? ”

Lin Nan smiled, when he and Diao Chan got married, Diao Chan was still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and now after two years of change, Diao Chan has become mature, without the youthfulness of a girl, but with more femininity.

The coal fire in the room was very hot, warm, and the lonely men and widows on the bed had been absent for more than half a year. At one point, the two of them hugged each other, and soon they were entangled together.

When it was approaching evening, Lin Nan and Diao Chan were still lying on the bed and snuggling up to each other, Diao Chan hugged Lin Nan's neck, his face was against Lin Nan's chest, and the corners of his mouth were filled with happy smiles.

Lin Nan also had a happy face, and he found that Diao Chan had indeed changed. It's become more feminine than before, and I know how to take the initiative to cater to him when hey. This made him very happy. His hand was on Diao Chan's chest, gently caressing, and suddenly felt in his heart, and said to Diao Chan beside him: "Honey, let's do it again......"

Diao Chan snickered and nodded, the happiness on his face was indescribable......

Time flies. Before he knew it, it was getting dark, Lin Nan was lying on the bed with his whole body paralyzed, and when he heard Lin Yang's cry outside the door, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Lin Yang said outside the door: "Lord, the banquet is ready." The lords and generals have almost arrived, just waiting for the lord to attend. ”

Lin Nan is a little bit in love with the bed, but a big thing is a big thing after all, he picked up Diao Chan's chin, kissed Diao Chan's small mouth, and said to Diao Chan: "My dear, I'll go and meet your adults, I'll let people bring in the wine and food in a while, you and Sakura will eat in the room, and I will let you find a few maidservants, they can serve your daily life." ”

Diao Chan said: "Husband, I don't want a maidservant, I used to be a palace maid, I will do anything, I don't need someone to serve me, I still don't want it." ”

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "Yes, dignified Mrs. Hou, how can there be no one to serve you, since you know that servant girls are not good, you just treat them well." ”

Diao Chan felt that what Lin Nan said was reasonable, so he nodded and agreed.

Lin Nan got out of bed, Diao Chan put on a thin veil, dressed Lin Nan, and then lay down in the quilt again, smiled at Lin Nan, and watched Lin Nan leave.

At this time, in the banquet hall, the civil and military forces gathered together, and the last person who was responsible for going to the field to raid the house also rushed back at noon today, and the remnants of dissident forces in Youzhou were all cleared out, and the people in Youzhou, whether they were ordinary people or rich gentry, wealthy families, nobles, and families, all gathered their strength, and their hearts were towards Lin Nan, and they could no longer hear any objections.

Although Lin Nan adopted a high-pressure policy, but this high-pressure policy is indeed very effective, the south set up Fanyang, Shangjing two important towns, the north along the Great Wall along the Dai County, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Changli six counties, the east of Pang De, Chu Yan, Yu poison town guarded Yangcheng, Lingcheng, Shuncheng three places, southeast is Hu Yu guarded Lelang County, Guoyuan, Wang Lie in Liaodong has always maintained a delicate relationship with Goguryeo, the whole Youzhou this time is completely stable, the rest is the development of various places.

For Lin Nan, this strategy of smashing the outside must first be very successful, he is also very happy, the confiscated rich business property is hundreds of millions, Jicheng has become the entire Youzhou to accumulate grain, grass and money in the heavy land, the next step is to recruit troops, research and invention, produce weapons and equipment, and recruit talents.

As soon as Lin Nan entered the hall, everyone present stood up together and bowed to Lin Nan in unison: "See the lord." ”

Cai Yong, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan also felt the stability of Youzhou, and unconsciously, they all had high hopes for Lin Nan, and they all regarded him as the lord in their hearts, although the three of them only taught and did not participate in politics, but they ate other people's soft mouths, after all, what they ate, clothed and lived in was only with Lin Nan's efforts, and the three of them naturally did not say anything, everyone knew it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today, and please be polite, today is the first heavy snow of winter. There is a way to be a good harvest next year, and we hope that next year's crops will have a good harvest, and our Youzhou will be more stable and prosperous. Lin Nan held his wine glass high. With a happy face, he said, "Come, let's drink this cup full!" ”

The snow had been falling for two days, and had just stopped in the morning, and the intense freezing had solidified an infinite amount of snow, and the roads, walls, and trees were covered with infinite and unique white.

Occasionally walk up to the castle and look out. The snow made people's hearts freeze, and the whole white place was white, frozen, and glowing like lacquer.

Heavy snow covered the entire north, and the expansion of Jicheng City was stopped, but only Hanlin Temple continued to work after the snow stopped. Thousands of skilled craftsmen recruited from various counties in Youzhou had gathered in Jicheng and lived in a row of freshly built compounds in the north of the city, where they were treated by Lin Nan in the most hospitable way.

Occasionally, there are traces of mules and horses pulling coal carts outside the city. When the harsh winter came, coal became a tool for heating, and it was more economical to distribute coal from house to house than to burn firewood.

Since coal was mined in Youzhou, the people of Liaodong first lived a winter that was no longer afraid of the cold, and then spread to the entire Youzhou. It has also carried out local coal exploration work and successfully excavated dozens of coal mines.

The black cinders fell on the white snow. A professional coal transportation line was born, and every day there will be convoys of coal pulling coal from all directions into Jicheng to supply the demand of the entire Jicheng.

The cold wind was blowing, Lin Nan's clothes were blown by the wind, and he raised his head to look up at the sky, looking at the pure sky. He was in a relaxed mood.

Suddenly, a strange big bird drove through the sky, completely attracting his attention. The big bird flies in the wind in the air, hovering freely in the air.

Lin Nan's gaze was firmly fixed on the big bird flying in the sky, a few hundred meters in the air. The large bird's body is clearly visible, with no rich feathers, no curved pecks, no sharp claws, only a red and black frame and huge wings.

"That's ......" After staring at the big bird for a while, Lin Nan's brows furrowed, and he clearly saw that it was not a real big bird, but a wooden kite, with huge wings and a bare belly, hiding a thin figure, "Trapeze?" ”

"Fly...... Trapeze? Lin Yang behind Lin Nan was even more shocked, he had never seen such a thing, people actually flew into the sky, soaring like a bird, and couldn't help but drop their eyes.

Surprised, Lin Nan was even more surprised than Lin Yang, he hadn't seen anything, but in this era, a trapeze artist suddenly appeared, which made him feel very incredible. He couldn't contain the surprise and joy in his heart, and followed the trapeze man closely, and saw that the trapeze hovered in the air for a long time, flying with the help of the wind, and finally slowly descended.

"Lin Yang, prepare your horse quickly, go out of the city with me!" Lin Nan saw that the flying man flew to the other side of a high post and disappeared into his eyes, and he hurriedly shouted to Lin Yang behind him.

Lin Yang responded, hurriedly stepped down from the city tower before Lin Nan, brought two horses from the stable by the city gate, rode one with Lin Nan, and followed Lin Nan out of the city.

Lin Nan was extremely shocked by the fact that he was soaring in the air with the help of the wind, he never dreamed that the ancients had become so intelligent, and the man who piloted the flying machine also made him equally interested.

The fast horse galloped, Lin Nan and Lin Yang quickly turned the high soil slope outside the city, and saw the big bird hovering in the distance, getting lower and lower from the ground, as if it was about to land. He didn't stop and headed straight for the flying man.

The wind is getting smaller and smaller, the big bird can't get the wind, and it becomes gradually heavier, when there are still a hundred meters from the ground, the big bird fell down quickly, and it was about to fall to the ground, but the big bird's wings suddenly retracted, and the groove on the back suddenly popped out a huge piece of leather tied to the rope, and the leather instantly opened, like a parachute, making the big bird slowly float down.

Lin Nan's eyes were already full of shock, he had never thought that there would be such a thing, and he was even more interested and confused about the person who piloted this flying machine, because he had never heard of a flying man in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in history.

The big bird slowly floated down vertically, and the person driving the big bird saw two fast horses driving towards him quickly, and the whole person did not appear to be nervous, his expression was very peaceful, and he let himself slowly fall down.

Lin Nan's horse galloped to the place where the big bird was about to land, and he also saw the face of the person driving the big bird, it was actually a white little student of his age, with long eyebrows and clear eyes.

The little white face who was driving the big bird was thin and thin, and he glanced at the two tall and surprised men standing in front of him with his horses in his hands, he didn't say a word, his right hand shook slightly, and then the verticality of the big bird became inclined, and he faced the snow, and fell like that.

With a soft "bang", the big bird slid forward a few meters as it landed, dragging a long slip mark on the snow, and then the huge leather also fell down.

Lin Nan hurriedly jumped off the horse, ran quickly to the side of the big bird, and was about to reach out to lift the wooden big bird, but heard a muffled sound from under the big bird: "Stop, don't touch my things." ”

Lin Nan's hand was retracted, and then he saw that the head and tail of the big bird were retracted into his body, revealing the head and feet of the little white face, and seeing that the little white face was lying face down on the snow, he hurriedly asked, "Little brother, are you okay?" ”

Xiao Baimian did not answer, but supported the ground with both hands and knees, and lifted the wooden bird that was pressing on him, and with a muffled "bang", the wooden bird fell into the snow like a wooden door, deeply embedded in the snow. Then, Xiao Baiyan stood up, patted the snow on his body, turned to Lin Nan and said, "May I ask how far Jicheng is from here?" ”

Lin Nan said: "The city you flew over just now is." ”

The little white face let out an "oh" and muttered to himself: "It seems that there is still some improvement, and it is a little difficult to land......"

"You...... You're going to Jicheng? Lin Nan glanced at the big bird that had turned into a thick plank on the ground, and then looked at the little white face in front of him, and asked.

Xiao Baimian nodded, began to squat down to pack up his flying machine, and said slowly: "I heard that Youzhou Mu has recruited skilled craftsmen, not only to provide food and shelter, but also to have a very good salary, so I came." ”

Lin Nan's gaze inadvertently swept over Xiao Baimian's ears, but when he saw that there was an extremely small hole in Xiao Baimian's earlobe, his heart was immediately shocked, and he turned sideways to look at the little white face. He saw that although Xiao Bai Face was wearing an extremely ordinary men's clothes, and his hair was also tied up in a bun on the top of his head like a man, but under Xiao Bai Face's slightly raised eyebrows, there were a pair of deep black eyes like a pool of water, a slender and straight nose, two cherry lips pursed into a straight line, and a fair and delicate complexion, so he affirmed in his heart that the person in front of him was a daughter.

He didn't immediately expose the little white face's female disguise as a man, because if he hadn't noticed a hole in the earlobe of the little white face just now, he would have always thought that the little white face was a handsome and delicate man. When he saw that Little White Face was putting away the leather parachute, he squatted beside her and asked, "Are you here to recruit academicians of the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Xiao Bai said with a white face: "Yes, I heard that the state pastor recruited skilled craftsmen to gather in Jicheng, and I thought I had a good skill, so I came to apply." You are from Jicheng, can you take me into Jicheng? (To be continued......)